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Thursday, January 20, 2011

What UE Libraries Can Do For You: SPORTDiscus

What UE Libraries Can Do For You: SPORTDiscus with Full Text

Whether you are a physical therapy student looking for articles about treating pulled muscles for middle school athletes or an Athletic Trainer looking for new training research, SPORTDiscus may be the database you need.

SPORTDiscus contains over 250 full text titles and functions as an index for over 500,000 more. It covers international research and information on athletic training, physical therapy, sports administration, coaching, physiology and sports medicine. It belongs to the EBSCO suite of databases, giving it a user-friendly interface for research use.

Content of SPORTDiscus includes:

* over 250 full-text journal titles

* over 650,000 indexed titles

*full text and citation information for many areas of Sports and Exercise Sciences

*unique journal titles not found in other databases

Explore SPORTDiscus.*

Contact Kathy Bartelt (kb4) or Shane White (sw69) with questions about SPORTDiscus.

*link will only work if on campus network or logged into “off-campus access

Friday, January 14, 2011

Read any good books lately?

Any New Books can keep you informed of new books that can help you navigate the plethora of books released weekly. Sign up for a free account, choose the genre you're interested in, and Any New Books will send you a weekly email of titles with publishing information as well as links to Amazon.

Monday, January 10, 2011

Welcome Back

Classes are in full swing again, but that doesn't mean you have to lose that winter break relaxation feeling. Yoga Tailor allows you to create customizable Yoga routines. You begin with a free trial, but for $7.99 a month you can keep using the service and you don't have to travel to class.

Einztein allows you "Connect your favorite courses to relevant learning resources. Exchange knowledge and information with other members whose academic interests match yours. Join peers and professors in exploring the newest academic frontier: free online courses." Looks like a valuable tool for anyone interested in learning.